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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1917
Page
19
A fragmented ad-like note touts kidney pills to ease backache daily pain and fatigue. It claims renewed energy and improved home life as kidneys grow weaker, urging continued use to restore well being.
A Maine source notes early shipments of balsam firs forChristmas trees began a dozen years ago and that the industry has grown. The text warns that continued logging and expansion threaten forest resources, urging care for reforestation and sustainable practice amid political turmoil.
Washington March 5 President Wilson pledged to arm American merchant ships and take necessary steps to protect them, despite the Senate failure to pass the armed neutrality bill. Sixty-fourth Congress adjourns as 76 senators issue a manifesto praising passage while La Follette's minority blocks a vote, ending the bitter crisis with Hitchcock guiding the final hours.
A. E. Merriam of Devil’s Lake North Dakota details his Alberta move in 1909 locating near Dalroy. He built a farm and livestock enterprise including hogs cattle horses and grain farming rising his capital and reporting a $5000 gross from hog feeding last year. He notes rising land values climate favorable and government conscription guarantees backed by a Western Canada migration push.
A man in the audience interrupts two talkers explaining the plot. He leans forward and asks for a life fonder to speak, noting that the music sometimes carries what is said to his ears.
An advertising drug claims Freezone, discovered by a Cincinnati chemist, safely loosens and lifts corns and calluses with a drop or two. The tiny bottle costs little and promises no pain or irritation, removing hard and soft corns or toe spaces without burning or inflammation. If unavailable, ask your druggist to order from wholesale.
A brief cartoon caption notes rental chaos in the Four Hundred with words on fluctuating rates. A caller asks if his wife is home while a maid declines to identify the caller. The quip highlights a flat rate demand despite price variance.
Upsala stands as Sweden's center for education religion and tradition with its great cathedral and university split by the Fyris River. The university town hosts students easily identified by velvet caps and choral noise while Linnaeus rests in the cathedral tomb guarded by visitor cards. Botanists long visited on Linnaeus's birthday making science pilgrimage to Upsala.
Mr. Eli Lefevre Jr of 854 Brush Street Detroit reports years of persistent catarrh and ongoing attempts at treatment. His letter indicates continued health concerns prompting inquiry into remedies.
The London Mail notes multiple cases of large bequests to servants and close associates. An eighty nine year old Buckinghamshire widow left £80,000 to her coachman, while Lord Burton bequeathed £40,000 in annuities to his servants. A Leicester Square restaurant owner left nearly £100,000 to his female bookkeeper. The dowager duchess of Wilton left £20,000 to her maid, and a Hove surgeon left his fortune to his housekeeper. A northern lady left £40,000 to her companion, and a Liverpool shipowner left £1,000,000 with legacies from £50,000 to £100 to various staff. A former British magistrate left a nominal sum to his wife and £72,000 to others, including £38,500 to a disliked servant. A Scottish iron master reportedly pleased a visiting piper by leaving £10,000 to the Skirler.
Report from United States Consul James C. Reat notes the Guatemalan president has reduced bread prices and set government warehouses with fixed prices for rice corn potatoes and bananas to aid the poor in Guatemala City and Quezaltenango. The system began in September 1914 after the European war started and aims to curb price rises.
Pisgah National Forest in western North Carolina, largely the George W. Vanderbilt estate, is proclaimed a federal game preserve. No hunting will be allowed within its limits, and plans are underway to introduce elk and buffalo to sustain the sanctuary for future game, birds, and dishes.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming immediate effects on hair health. It promises no dandruff or itching after use and notes hair becomes light, fluffy, and lustrous with potential new growth after weeks. The claim cites a 25 cent bottle and urges trial from any store. Also a stray line notes sea life density unrelated to the product.
An eminent medical authority warns city residents that thickening of the arteries or kidney disease causes many deaths. Signs include backache swollen ankles and eye spots. The remedy urged is limited fat meat, outdoor exercise, plenty of water, and Anuric to neutralize uric acid, as promoted by Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York.
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